6th FIDE Congress

 

 
   
 
   

Fri 8 – Sun 10 January 2016

 

Mercure Wetherby Hotel,

Leeds Road,

Wetherby, LS22 5HEW

 

Hotel website

 

Three Sections

 

FIDE Rated Open

FIDE Rated U1900 (U160)

ECF Under 130

 

Prize fund £2,250

 


 

Entry - now closed

 


 

Sections

 

FIDE Open: Open to all players. Prizes - 1st £400; 2nd £200; 3rd £100 - plus best performance prize of £50 each.

Entry fee £30 (£25 for hotel guests)

 

FIDE Rated U1900 (U160): Open to (1) players rated Under 1900 FIDE AND below 160 ECF; (2) players without a FIDE rating graded below 160 ECF. Prizes - 1st £400; 2nd £200; 3rd £100 - plus best performance prize of £50. Entry fee £30 (£25 for hotel guests).

 

ECF U130: Open to players graded below 130 ECF.   Prizes - 1st £400; 2nd £200; 3rd £100 - plus grading prize of £50. Entry fee £35 (£30 for ECF Silver or above members or hotel guests, £25 for ECF Silver or above members and hotel guests)

 


 

Other

 

Discounts: GMs / IMs free, FMs half price. GMs please contact  for other conditions.

 

Late Entries: Entries may be accepted on the day subject to availability and payment of a £10 surcharge.

 

Entry Forms: Completed entry forms, together with the appropriate entry fee (payable to “4NCL”) should be sent to Mike Truran at The Old Farmhouse, 7 Church Street, Ducklington, Witney, Oxon OX29 7UA or emailed to  (in the latter case, please contact Mike for bank transfer payment details).

 


 

Playing Schedule:

 

 

   
   

Round

1

Friday

19.00

-

23.00

Round

2

Saturday

10.00

-

14.00

Round

3

Saturday

15.00

-

19.00

Round

4

Sunday

10.00

-

14.00

Round

5

Sunday

15.00

-

19.00

 

A ½ point bye may be taken in rounds 1–4.

 

Time Control: All moves in 90 minutes plus 30 second increment per move from move 1. Re-pairing will take place 30 minutes after the start of a round. Players will be defaulted 30 minutes after the scheduled start of a round.

 


 

Grades and Ratings

 

FIDE ratings from the December 2015 list will be used for the FIDE-rated sections and ECF grades published in the August 2015 list will be used for the U130 section and unrated players in FIDE rated sections. If necessary players will be transferred between sections to take account of rating/grading movements after date of entry (see below).

 

The FIDE Open and the FIDE rated U1900 (ECF 160) sections will be both FIDE rated and ECF graded. The ECF U130 section will be ECF graded.

 

Players without a current FIDE rating or ECF grade must give details of estimated playing strength, including any previously held grading, or current grading from another body.

 

Ungraded or unrated players may not win a grading prize and, with the exception of the FIDE Open, may only win 50% of any other prize.

 


 

Notices

 

English players must be ECF Gold or Platinum members in the FIDE Open and FIDE U1900 (ECF U160) sections. There is a £5 discount for ECF Silver or above members in the ECF U125 section.

 

Prizes may be changed subject to numbers of entries.

 

The 4NCL reserves the right to transfer players between tournaments at any time.

 

 

 

Mercure Hotel, Wetherby

All pairings will be made using FIDE Swiss pairing rules using Swiss Manager.

 

The submission of an entry form and payment of the entry fee denotes acceptance that the 4NCL’s decision is final in all matters.

 

The 4NCL reserves the right to refuse any entry without explanation.

 


 

Accommodation

 

These rates have been negotiated with Mercure, Wetherby.

 

£35.00 BB per person per night (based on two sharing)

£55.00 BB per person per night (single occupancy)

£50.00 DBB per person per night (based on two people sharing)

£70.00 DBB per person per night (single occupancy)

 

Please use the entry form to let us know your accommodation requirements. Our partners Guaranteed Events will contact you to confirm arrangements.

 


 

How to Get There

 

 
   

 

 

 

The link http://www.mercurewetherby.co.uk/contact.html about hotel location and access.

 

 

 

 

 


 

Control Team

 

IA Alex McFarlane, IA Lara Barnes

 


 

Disclaimer

 

The 4NCL accepts no responsibility for any damage, theft or accident to the person or property of anyone attending this event.

 

 

© 4NCL

 

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